coruja-das-torres
Portuguese, noun/koˈɾu.ʒɐ das ˈto.ʁis/
coruja-das-torres is spelled C-O-R-U-J-A-D-A-S-T-O-R-R-E-S (15 letters). Coruja-das-torres is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “screech owl (Tyto alba)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ave de rapina noturna, de chamativa cor branca, da espécie Tyto alba”.
What does coruja-das-torres mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininescreech owl (Tyto alba)
- 2
femininebarn owl
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ave de rapina noturna, de chamativa cor branca, da espécie Tyto alba
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of coruja-das-torres
- corujas-das-torres plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce coruja-das-torres?
- Brazil /koˈɾu.ʒɐ das ˈto.ʁis/
- Brazil [koˈɾu.ʒɐ das ˈto.his]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.